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Podcast: Best of Business
Episode: Julien Leys: Building Industry Federation chief executive on the downturn impacting the construction sector
Description: The downturn in construction continues. The Post is reporting almost a third of all business liquidations are construction companies - up from a quarter in 2022. Building Industry Federation chief executive Julian Leys says it's been a tough few months. But he says things are levelling out. "We still have a good number of building consents - sitting around at 33-34,000. We still are seeing active work with construction in sub trades." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.